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The Dark and Twisted Side of Automation in Advertising

Sword and the Script

The story went viral as news organizations picked up the story. The story was about teenage boys in Florida that not only watched a disabled man drown in July 2017, but recorded the event, all while mocking him and laughing as he died. Frank Strong (@Frank_Strong) July 21, 2017. Still, I clicked through. Another ad. Daily Mail.

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How Digital PR Pros Can Cope with Recent Google Search Updates

Cision

The core algorithm linked to quality appeared around March 8, 2017. The best way to go about it is to find ad placements by listing the websites where you want to advertise or search for placements that are in-sync with your client’s themes or topics. This tactic worked until Google’s Fred update arrived. Google Fact Check.

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Conference Recap: Reaching Rural Americans, Preventing Social Media Crises and Using the PESO Model

PRSay

Here are some highlights from three professional development sessions at the PRSA 2017 International Conference in Boston on Oct. The speed and accessibility of social media means that brands are always teetering on the edge of a crisis. Companies should have strong pre-crisis and crisis plans in place. Social media.

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Letter from Grand Central Rail

Stephen Waddington

Podcasts have traditionally been hard to monetise through advertising because the audience is fragmented and analytics are poor. The Fyre that keeps on burning Fyre was a luxury music festival scheduled to take place in the Bahamas in 2017. That’s great for listeners for not so good for creators or publishers.

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The PR Perils Of Cultural Appropriation

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Recently, PR teams have been pressed into crisis duty in a series of corporate missteps that have something in common: marketing or advertising departments that shows a type of “cultural appropriation” – borrowing a sensitive ethnic or cultural theme for commercial purposes. Bodega’s botched branding.

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How Digital PR Pros Can Cope with Recent Google Search Updates

Beyond PR

The core algorithm linked to quality appeared around March 8, 2017. The best way to go about it is to find ad placements by listing the websites where you want to advertise or search for placements that are in-sync with your client’s themes or topics. This tactic worked until Google’s Fred update arrived. Google Fact Check.

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Global PR Trends And Practices In An Age Of Uncertainty

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

As a sort of “state of the communications field” analysis the CCI Corporate Communication Practices and Trends Study 2017 offered some fascinating insights into the challenges and trends noted by today’s top communicators. Major organizations can be shaken by a careless tweet or a viral customer complaint. Speed Kills.

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